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Narrator Tom Matsuoka

Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/56/

Narrator Rae Takekawa

Sansei female. Born August 27, 1927, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on the family farm in Bellevue, Washington, prior to World War II. Was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Was released early to harvest sugar beets in Chinook, Montana. At the onset of World War II, her father was …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/89/

Narrator George M. Yoshino

Nisei male. Born February 25, 1921, in Bellevue, Washington. Grew up in Bellevue, where parents operated a farm. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. While in camp, obtained temporary leave to work for a railroad company. Volunteered for the military, and served with the Military Intelligence …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/402/

Narrator Seichi Hayashida

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in a Japanese American farming community in Bellevue, Washington. Incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California, and at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Longtime member and supporter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/17/

Narrator Betty Fumiye Ito

Nisei female. Born March 29, 1918, in Seattle, Washington, and spent childhood in Medina and Bellevue, Washington. While in high school was a member of the Bellevue Strawberry Festival's Queen's Court. In 1939 married Kenji Ito, a prominent Japanese American lawyer who practiced in Seattle. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, recounts her experiences as her …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/214/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 1, January 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-318)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 1, January 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-318)
Newsletter covering the following topics: 1993 President, Mako Nakagawa; 61st Installation Banquet, January 22, 1983, Butcher Restaurant (Atrium Design Center), Homer Yasui-emcee; Lake Washington JACL Dinner, January 15 at Benjamins in Bellevue, $16.00, 1983 President Ken Okuma, Keynote-Ron Mamiya; National JACL President, Floyd Shimomura, visits Seattle in December and speaks to a large throng from Seattle, …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 1, January 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-317)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 1, January 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-317)
Newsletter covering the following topics: 1993 President, Mako Nakagawa; 61st Installation Banquet, January 22, 1983, Butcher Restaurant (Atrium Design Center), Homer Yasui-emcee; Lake Washington JACL Dinner, January 15 at Benjamins in Bellevue, $16.00, 1983 President Ken Okuma, Keynote-Ron Mamiya; National JACL President, Floyd Shimomura, visits Seattle in December and speaks to a large throng from Seattle, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-317/
Funeral (ddr-densho-430-38)
img Funeral (ddr-densho-430-38)
Photograph of a funeral procession for Ayoko Arai.
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Workers packing school lunches (ddr-densho-63-5)
img Workers packing school lunches (ddr-densho-63-5)
Mitsuko Hashiguchi is in the foreground and Norma Warner is in back. Mitsuko is packing cold packs and Norma is packing hot foods at Bellevue High School. They had to begin cooking and packing at 5 a.m., and the lunches had to go out at 9 a.m. to be delivered to the schools. Mitsuko's husband was …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-63-5/
Bellevue School District worker (ddr-densho-63-4)
img Bellevue School District worker (ddr-densho-63-4)
Borghild Ringdall, the woman who began the school lunch program in Bellevue, gave Mitsuko Hashiguchi a job with the school district. Mitsuko knew her from before World War II.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-63-4/
Anti-Jap League Bans Opposition (April 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1109)
doc Anti-Jap League Bans Opposition (April 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1109)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 3, 1945, p. 11
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Japanese Admits Curfew Violation (April 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-749)
doc Japanese Admits Curfew Violation (April 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-749)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 11, 1942, p. 3
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-749/
Sixth grade class (ddr-densho-174-6)
img Sixth grade class (ddr-densho-174-6)
Teacher: Betty M. Lyman. Top row (L to R): Philip Adle, Raymond Maynard, Wesley Boner, David Thomason, Kenneth Johnson, Mark Kiltner. Middle row: Eddie Hawkins, Almos Michael, Marguerite Schafer, Helen Darnell, Baba Jeanne Sears. Bottom row: William Hardman, Ruth Blye, Judith Olson, Mary Suda, Marcella Mullins, Josephine Snow, Mary Burns.
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Second grade class (ddr-densho-174-4)
img Second grade class (ddr-densho-174-4)
Bellevue School. Teacher Mrs. Carlson. Top row (L to R): Harold Bennett, William Hardman, Vivian Drummond, Dorothy Collins, Sophia L. Huquel, Phyllis Hill, Priscilla Martin, Gertrude Hentchel, Muriel Sandfords, Ralph (last name unknown), Keith Manfull, Stuart Gravis. Middle row: Joe Matsuzawa, Charles Emerson, Winnifred Evans, Haruko Aramaki, Mineko Yamaguchi, unknown, Wesley Bovee, David Thompson, Marguerite Schafer, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-174-4/
Elementary school class (ddr-densho-174-3)
img Elementary school class (ddr-densho-174-3)
Teacher: Mrs. Kellog. Back row (L to R): Harold Bennett, Haruko Aramaki. Middle row: Harry Jenson, Clarence Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, David Thomason, Fred Croober, Mineko Yamaguchi, Aiko Suguro. Front row: Helen Jenson, Vivian Drummond, Ruth Blye, Helen Senior, Mary Suda, Kathleen McCreary, Sueko Yamaguchi, Ona Grosvenor, Winifred Evans. Not pictured: Mark Keltner, William Hardman, Weslet Bovell, …
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Third grade class (ddr-densho-174-5)
img Third grade class (ddr-densho-174-5)
Bellevue School. Teacher: Mrs. Louise Carlson. Top row (L to R): Muriel Sandfords, Helen Seniors, Irma Williams, Kathleen McCreary, Vivian Drummond, Haruko Arakami, unknown, Stuart Groves, Helen Hardman, Clarence Johnson. Middle row: Mary Suda, Aiko Suguro, Ruty Blye, Marguerite Shafer, Helen (last name unknown), Josephine Snow, Ruth Studebaker, Dorothy Collins, Sadie Waham, Gertrude Henchel, Thelma Grosvenor, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-174-5/
Father and daughter (ddr-densho-174-16)
img Father and daughter (ddr-densho-174-16)
Bernadette Suda is pictured with her father in front of the Japanese language school, which later became the family's home.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-174-16/
Jap to Be Arraigned On Curfew Violation (April 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-748)
doc Jap to Be Arraigned On Curfew Violation (April 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-748)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1942, p. 16
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-748/
Ministers Hit Anti-Nisei Group (April 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1110)
doc Ministers Hit Anti-Nisei Group (April 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1110)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 4, 1945, p. 5
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1110/
Operators of Jap Farm Get U.S. Aid (May 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-803)
doc Operators of Jap Farm Get U.S. Aid (May 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-803)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 20, 1942, p. 30
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-803/
They Defended Loyal Japanese. Anti-Nisei Leaders Take 'Beating' in Bellevue Forum. (April 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1112)
doc They Defended Loyal Japanese. Anti-Nisei Leaders Take 'Beating' in Bellevue Forum. (April 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1112)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 20, 1945, p. 2
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1112/
Father and children in front of car (ddr-densho-78-2)
img Father and children in front of car (ddr-densho-78-2)
Tom Matsuoka and two of his children stand in front of the Bellevue Vegetable Growers' Association building.
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Bellevue Vegetable Growers' Association building (ddr-densho-78-1)
img Bellevue Vegetable Growers' Association building (ddr-densho-78-1)
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Crates of packed tomatoes (ddr-densho-9-11)
img Crates of packed tomatoes (ddr-densho-9-11)
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Farm field (ddr-densho-9-1)
img Farm field (ddr-densho-9-1)
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